Closure fastener



T. L MOSELEY' C-JOSURE FASTENER Filed May 25, 1955 Febf 21, 1932INVENTOR. MM50/v l Moseley tive keepers I2 and I3.

Patented Feb. 21, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT omer.

CLOSURE FASTENER.

Application May 25, 1935, Serial No. 23,339

1 Claim.

This invention relates to closure fasteners.

An object of the invention is to provide a closure fastener wherein aplurality of bolts are simultaneously actuated to fasten or unfasten theclosure on its frame.

Other objects and advantages are to provide a closurer fastener thatwill be superior in point of simplicity, inexpensiveness ofconstruction, positiveness of operation, and facility and convenience inuse and general eiciency.

In this specification and the annexed drawing, the invention isillustrated in the form considered to be the best, but it is to beunderstood that the invention is not limited to such form, because itmay be embodied in other forms; and it is also to be understood that inand by the claim following the description, it is desired to cover theinvention in whatsoever form it may be embodied.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing,wherein Fig. 1 is a sectional view of the closure fastener, the sectionbeing taken on line of Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the closure fastener the section beingtaken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmental cross section of the closure fastener, thesection being taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 4 is a detail side view of one of the bolt blocks.

In carrying out my invention, I make use of a housing bracket 6, whichis xedly secured to a closure, such as a rail of a window or the like,adjacent and alongside a parallel side 8 of the relatively stationaryframe around the closure, such as the jamb or side of a window frame.

From the housing bracket 6 extend bolts 9 and in opposite directions toeach other toward the respective usual keepers |2 and I3 on sides I4 andI6 of the frame. The sides I4 and I6 are at right angles to the side 8.The bolts 9 and I I are guided in apertures through the sides of thehousing bracket 6 and in suitable guide brackets I8, in alignment withthe respec- The bolts 9 and I I extend parallel with the adjacent edgeor rail 1 of the closure.

The inner end of the bolt 9 is pivoted to a slide block |9, which latteris slidable in the housing bracket 6, alongside another block 2|. The

` inner end of the bolt I I is pivoted to the block 2 I. The pivots ofthe bolts 9 and are located on the same line so that bolts 9 and arecoaxial.

From the upper block I9 extends a third bolt 22 which is slidable in aslot 23 in the adjacent side of the housing bracket 6. A third keeper 24on the side 8 of the frame is open at two adjacent sides 25 thereof toallow the bolt 22 to enter the keeper 24 sidewise at the same time asthe bolt 9 is moved into its keeper I2.

By reciprocating the sliding blocks I9 and 2| oppositely to each other,all the bolts can be engaged with or disengaged from the respectivekeepers simultaneously. Such actuation is accomplished by the use of anoscillatable shaft 26 journaled in the front of the housing bracket 6.On the outer end of the shaft 26 is suitably secured a handle 21. Theinner end of the shaft 26 terminates in a disc 28 in a recess in theadjacent inner wall of the housing bracket 6. Diametrically oppositepins 29 extend from the face of the disc 28 into cam grooves 3| on thesides of the sliding blocks I9 and 2|. The grooves 3| are at rightangles to the line of reciprocation of said blocks. Thus when the handle21 is turned in opposite directions, the shaft 26 and the disc 28 turntherewith and carry the pins 29 around opposed arcs. The blocks I9 and2| are thus oppositely reciprocated by reason of the engagement of thepins 29 with the respective grooves 3|. When the blocks I9 and 2| aremoved outwardly, the bolts 9 and |I are moved into their keepers I2 andI3. The block I9 also carries the bolt 22 into its keeper 24. Thus allthe bolts are fastened into the keepers simultaneously. When the handle21 is turned so as to move the blocks I9 and 2| inwardly toward eachother, then all the bolts are unfastened.

A portion of the shaft 26 intermediate the handle 21 and the disc 28 islocated in a separate chamber 32 on the housing bracket 6. On thisportion of the shaft 26 in the chamber 32 is rotatably supported asheave 33 of the type suitable for Window shade or curtain cords. Theside of the chamber 32 is opened inwardly of the closure or window so asto accommodate a cord, not shown, for controlling the position of theshade or curtain with the opening or closing of the closure or Window.

Having thus described this invention, what I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

In a device of the character described, a housing adapted to be mountedon one rail of a Window sash, a bolt operating shaft journalled in saidhousing and extending substantially at right angles to the plane of thesash, and adapted to support a handle for said shaft, and a sheavecarried by the shaft and adapted to be engaged by a shade cord.

TOMLINSON I. MOSELEY.

